EHR Study Guide

Healthcare Enterprise Architect (CHEA) Study Guide

This comprehensive study guide provides professionals with a tool to expand their knowledge in the field of Health Imaging and Informatics. The guide is organized using the Certified Healthcare Enterprise Architect curriculum (CHEA) as a guide, which is published by PARCA (see www.pacsadmin.org). This study guide therefore is also an excellent tool to prepare oneself for the CHEA exam. This guide has 163 pages and contains review materials, keywords, and exercises for each of the 60 chapters, and a sample exam of 100 questions.

This study guide is ideal for people who want to follow a "self-study" program using resources such as provided by the various websites, including www.otpedia.com, by providing them a tool to test their newly acquired skills and enhance their learning experience. The guide can be used in a peer-to-peer, team or classroom setting and/or form the basis for individual learning.

IMPORTANT: A study guide is NOT a textbook, but rather a tool for self study using additional textbooks, and on-line resources as needed to fill in the gaps of your knowledge base and skills. REVIEW Chapter 1 below to get an idea of the level of detail that is provided to make sure this guide meets your expectations.

The Health Imaging and Informatics subjects covered in this guide include:

1. Image enabling the EHR

Implementation of image enabling

Radiology, cardiology and Veterinary imaging

Pathology imaging

Dentistry, ophthalmology and visible light

Radiation therapy

2. EHR implementation strategies

Implementation

Managing the procurement process

Pre-RFP purchasing process

Post-RFP purchasing process

3. Practical Use, connectivity

System interactions

EMR

RIS/PACS

PACS/modality

EMR ancillaries

The study guide includes exercises and a sample certification exam. You can download suggested answers to the exercises and the answer key to the exam here.